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Partner in Torys' Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Practice focuses on IP
litigation and dispute resolution, and Federal Court practice. Has represented a wide
variety of clients in complex patent and trade-mark infringement and related litiga-
tion. Has been an advocate before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of
Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Court of Appeal
for Ontario, and specialized tribunals such as the Trademarks Opposition Board. Serves
as one of the Canadian Bar Association's Intellectual Property section representatives on
the Federal Court IP Users' Committee. Well-known IP and advocacy speaker, instruc-
tor and author. Adjunct lecturer at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he
oversees participation in the Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot. LLB, 1991,
Queen's University. Ontario Bar, 1993.
Partner. Member of firm's Executive Committee and head of Goodmans' IP litigation
group. Practice focuses on IP litigation. Appears before all levels of courts and tribunals
across Canada. Has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on leading patent
and trade-mark issues and is recognized for proceedings under the Patented Medicines
(NOC) Regulations for generic clients. A recent successful case includes invalidating
the Canadian patent associated with the medicine Altace and the cross-appeal grant-
ing an increase in the damage award. Recognized as the only Canadian "star individual"
for IP litigation (since 2010) by Chambers Global, he is also ranked a "litigation star"
by Benchmark Canada (IP) and by Euromoney as one of the top three Canadian and
top 25 patent lawyers in the world. e Best Lawyers in Canada named him the "2011
Toronto IP Lawyer of the Year." Recognized as a leading lawyer in Lexpert® (IP/IP litiga-
tion) and Who's Who Legal: Canada (life sciences/patents). He teaches the LLM health
law IP course at Osgoode Hall Law School. Ontario Bar (1978 Gold Medalist).
Practices in the area of intellectual property law. Member of the LSUC, CBA, IPIC
(Fellow), iTechLaw, AIPLA, e Advocates' Society, ABA. Education: BSc (comput-
ing science, first class), 1981, Queen's University. LLB, 1985, University of Toronto.
Trial counsel in Federal Court, appellate counsel in Federal Court of Appeal and in the
Supreme Court of Canada on patent and trade-mark matters. Author of the Annotated
Patent Act (loose-leaf service, Carswell) and co-author of the "Computer-Related
Disputes" chapter in Intellectual Property Disputes: Resolutions and Remedies (loose-leaf
service, Carswell). Has written for and presented to numerous professional associations,
including CBA, AIPLA, IPIC, NYSBA, iTechLaw, IT Can, University of Toronto,
Osgoode Hall Law School, Federated Press and the National Judicial Institute. Topics
include: Open Source Soware, Non-Practicing Entities, Cross-Examination of Soware
Experts, Effective Opening Statements, Developments in International Patent Law.
Registered Patent Agent and Trade-mark Agent. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1987.
Tony Creber is a senior partner with Gowlings and is its senior IP litigation counsel.
Creber's primary focus has been in chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical patent litiga-
tion. His practice includes trade-mark litigation, regulatory issues and advising on IP
life cycle. Creber has been consistently recognized by e Best Lawyers in Canada and
Lexpert® and other similar directories as a leading lawyer in litigation, IP and biotechnol-
ogy. He regularly appears in the Federal Court as well as the Supreme Court of Canada
on patent matters, including questions of patentability of life forms, patent licensing and
the infringement of biotech patents. Important cases he has appeared in include the SCC
decisions in Schmeiser and Plavix. Most recently he represented Novartis in protecting its
patent on Gleevec and Biotech Canada in an access to information case before the SCC,
which corrected a restrictive interpretation of the trade secret exemption. Creber won the
coveted "Patent Case of 2009," "Practitioner of the Year, 2014" and "Milestone Case of
2014" awards given by Managing Intellectual Property.
Andrew M.
Shaughnessy
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-8171
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
Harry B.
Radomski
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (416) 597-4142
Fax: (416) 979-1234
Toronto
Bruce W.
Stratton
Dimock
Stratton LLP
Tel: (647) 288-9525
Fax: (416) 971-6638
Toronto
Anthony
(Tony)
Creber
Gowling Lafleur
Henderson LLP
Tel: (613) 786-0140
Fax: (613) 563-9869
Ottawa
ashaughnessy@torys.com
hradomski@goodmans.ca
bstratton@dimock.com
anthony.creber@gowlings.com
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